In February 2021, after an investigation, the Department dismissed the charge because it found that the claim lacked substantial evidence. Bantam Major B14U - Midget 15's - Midget Minor 16U - Midget Major 18U You can follow all the action [ . In other words, the general word or phrase will be interpreted to include only persons or things of the same type as those listed. Black's Law Dictionary 535 (7th ed. Plaintiff asserts that Team Illinois cannot deny or refuse [plaintiff] the full and equal enjoyment of a public hockey arena (which we presume means Seven Bridges), and she argues that Team Illinois cannot deny [plaintiff] the full and equal enjoyment of playing in public hockey games (which we believe refers to Team Illinois hockey games and competitions). Chad Yates has been coaching at the Mite, Squirt and Pewee level the last 9 years. He then moved on to play Jr. A Tier 2 in Canada. In 2019 he guided Loyola Academy Gold to the finals of the state championship. TEAM ILLINOIS HOCKEY CLUB. Alex maintains a very close relationship with his father Mike who was a four time Stanley Cup Champion while enjoying a 14 year long career in the NHL of nearly 1,000 games. In other words, defendants argued that, even if plaintiff properly alleged that Team Illinois was subject to and violated the Act, she failed to allege any conduct by AHAI that rises to the level of aiding and abetting.5 The circuit court did not reach this issue because it agreed with defendants that Team Illinois was not subject to the Act and dismissed the complaint. Athletics: 630-844-5110 Email: athletics@aurora.edu Admissions: 800 . Team Illinois offers a variety of activities and services, including club hockey teams, practices, clinics, workouts, team meals, travel opportunities, sessions to review game tape . He has had long stints with both Team Illinois and the Chicago Young Americans. Joe grew up in the Chicagoland area where he played AAA hockey. Opron. PO Box 3892 Lake Zurich IL 60047-0883, Barrington, IL 60011 United States. We are very excited to have him and his two boys joining us this year. Registers win for Los Angeles Kings this month - his first in the NHL in 6+ years 1879, 149 L.Ed.2d 904 (2001), where the United States Supreme Court held that the prohibition on disability discrimination in places of public accommodation set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) (42 U.S.C. He attended Marist High School and graduated in 1995. Subpart (8) states that a place of public accommodation includes, but is not limited to, a terminal, depot, or other station used for specified public transportation. 775 ILCS 5/5-101(A)(8) (West 2020). Sean is widely considered as one of the best skill development coaches in North America. Leading Scorer 2022 Division, Pipe City. 5-101(A)(6)), a museum (id. As defendants note, the PGA Tour abandoned the argument that it was exempt as a private club in its arguments before both the Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Six high-profile AAA hockey organizations formed a tier one amateur hockey league to be known as the High Performance Hockey League (HPHL). Contact Coach Lebda: 847.456.0712 blebda@hotmail.com. Tier1 Elite Hockey Visit Website. 1879. Growing up he played youth hockey for the Niles Rangers, Glenview Stars and Skokie Flyers. Congratulations to our 10U HPHL Regular Season Champions! Contact: Coach Spencer Montgomery. $5.5 M. Employees. Ben began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the New Trier girls hockey club. This is an invigorating time for Team Illinois as our new board is excited to take the baton of commitment to excellence on and off the ice as we celebrate the programs 40th season. Team Illinois Hockey Club is a hockey club located in Lake Zurich, IL Champions. 36, 731 N.E.2d 809 (2000)). AHAI Tier I State Championships Tournament, USA Hockey Central District Tier I Kohlman Cup, Learn more about how you can reach local sports fanatics through 1879. Plaintiff identifies the alleged discrimination as involv[ing] [plaintiff's] equal enjoyment of facilities and services of a public accommodation: both of Seven Bridges *** and of the athletic organization Team Illinois, which is based in, leases, and operates the ice arena. She also argues that the plain language of the Act prohibits discrimination by any person involving public accommodations[,] like a hockey arena. The duality of her argument is also a feature of plaintiff's underlying complaint. Illinois was led by star players Nobert Sterle, Aldo Palazarri, and Amo Bessone. (207) 712-4718. 3d 802, 819, 328 Ill.Dec. Pat attended high school at Maine South and played for both the Maine Township Hockey Club and the Skokie Flyers Hockey Club. A sampling of passages from plaintiff's appellate brief drives this point home. Were less than a mile from Woodfield Mall and the Streets of Woodfield, and within 5-miles of LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago, Medieval Times, Paylocity, Zurich, Verizon, and IBM offices. 1879. Tom has been coaching for 15 years predominantly at the midget level. Vince returned to Penn State for his sophomore year, where he collected 30 points in 39 games. 1879. The plaintiff, M.U., is a high school student and long-time player of hockey in organized leagues. Additionally, he played in the NAHL for Springfield Jr Blues and the Kalamzoo Jr K Wings. After working for Lakonic Sports and Entertainment, Vince and Alex Krushelynski collaborated on an idea to change the entire sports agency world, and the NXT Sports Group was born. 1879. 14 The circuit court granted defendants motion and dismissed the complaint. In other words, it did not provide its services as if one individual was no different from the next. (Internal quotation marks omitted.) 775 ILCS 5/5-101(A)(7) (West 2020). The home rink for the redbirds is a combination of the conjoined Grossinger Motors Arena, and the Bloomington Ice Center. Jamie, originally from Connecticut, played college hockey for the prestigious Providence College Friars of Hockey East. Several features of this section inform this conclusion. AAA for girls begins at with 12U, 14U, 16U ad 19U.. With these familiar maxims in mind, we turn to the language of the Act. 523, 127 N.E.3d 1056. 12 On July 7, 2021, defendants moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to section 2-615 of the Code. Founded. Team Illinois. See 775 ILCS 5/5-101(A)(13) (West 2020) (concerning a gymnasium, health spa, bowling alley, golf course, or other place of exercise or recreation). Only subparts (7) and (8) do not use either term. You just need to watch for five minutes to see the expectation and pace he commands during practice. Tier I Commitee. Stevenson HS (IL) 41-15-. The vision is to utilize the strengths within the club and invest in the program to provide more opportunities for all players to maximize their development, said Freeman. 1 Plaintiff, M.U., a minor, by and through her parents, Kelly U. and Nick U., appeals the dismissal under section 2-615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-615 (West 2020)) of her complaint against defendants, Team Illinois Hockey Club, Inc. (Team Illinois), and the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois (AHAI) (collectively, defendants). He has coached everything from Learn to Skate to AAA. 1993), to argue that federal authority supports their position. Most recently, Sorensen was involved with the Chicago Reapers from 2021-22. Growing up he played youth hockey, Ray Berens has been coaching hockey for forty-seven years and has coached at every level, Jim has been coaching for over 25 years in youth hockey. Team Illinois: Senior Jason Asher of Stevenson (Lincolnshire), Senior Maia Karpovich of IMSA (Aurora), Junior Evan Pandya of Auburn (Rockford), and Sophomore Cole Timmerwilke of Auburn (Rockford) Coaches: Sharon Lorinskas of Carbondale and Jay Winter of Greenville. How many more teams will NIHL lose? In Illinois, unlike AA hockey, AAA players are not limited to two choices. He is passionate about kids, dedicated to development and brings a contagious positive attitude with him to the rink every single day. 775 ILCS 5/6-101(B) (West 2020). 92.88. His love of the ice began at age 2 when he learned how to skate on the longest skating rink in the world, Rideau Canal,which is 5 miles long. 614, 919 N.E.2d 333. Men's Ice Hockey. This is so because the parties do not dispute that Seven Bridges constitutes a place of public accommodation under the Act. In other words, plaintiff was excluded only from *** participating in Team Illinois activities, regardless of whether they occurred at Seven Bridges or elsewhere. 5-101(A)(2)), a bakery (id. Team Illinois International Select is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization serving boys and girls ages 10 to 17. The Chicago Hawks are focused on the advancement of youth hockey in the . This will be his third season coaching at the AAA level alongside Head Coach, Jamie Ori. Share Indeed, the residual clause in each subpart in section 5-101(A), save for two, includes establishment or the phrase other place when describing the broad category to which the listed examples belong. Team Illinois Contacts. John will be an invaluable assistant on the 2012 boys team. Lauren Siebert Commits to Miami University! After college Jason assisted in coaching multiple bantam and midget teams in Maryland. Fond du Lac, WI See, e.g., Matthews v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n, 179 F. Supp. 36 The parties do not identify, and our research has not revealed, any Illinois case where the defendant was not also the place of public accommodation whose facilities, goods, or services were allegedly denied to the plaintiff. He has coached at every level of AAA Boys hockey (Squirt Major-Midget Major), and also includes a year behind the bench of the T.I. He is currently assisting the Girls 12U team as well as a Tier II Mite team. Jamie is a highly sought after skating and stick handling instructor as well. We are very pleased to have John Wallin as part of the Team Illinois family. Right off I-94, we're steps from Conway Park and 10 minutes from the Lake Forest Metra Station, Wildlife Discovery Center and Market Square. Over the years, plaintiff's mental health has benefited from the physical activity, structure, and social connections that come with playing on a hockey team. Id. 40 Defendants attempts to distinguish Martin are unpersuasive. Coach Dukovac played two years of junior hockey for the Barrie Colts and four years of collegiate hockey at Cornell University where he was chosen captain for both teams. 913, 40 N.E.3d 798. TermsPrivacyDisclaimerCookiesDo Not Sell My Information, Begin typing to search, use arrow keys to navigate, use enter to select, Stay up-to-date with FindLaw's newsletter for legal professionals. We look forward to Seans immediate impact he will have on Team Illinois. In 2019, Mack launched Tomahawk Science, a sports science team focused on perfecting the performance of elite athletes. Once the teams are picked in May or July, teams may or may not practice on and off during the summer. In total, this section specifies more than 50 examples of entities that are place[s] of public accommodation. These examples share a distinctive and unquestionable attributethey all concern tangible, physical places. 18 The Act reflects an effort to secure and guarantee the rights outlined in article I, sections 17, 18, and 19, of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. AAA Hockey Organization in Illinois. Jamie brings an extensive background to his head coach position. Team Illinois is pleased to announce 15U Boys Coach, Oak Hewer. Andy was a member of 4 State Championship teams at U14 A, U16 AAA, and twice at U18 AA. It also includes a restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving food or drink. (Emphasis added.) Eugene is a successful local business owner with a reputation of leadership, honesty, integrity and generosity. Id. The Facts. 5. The Ice Cubes are the synchronized skating teams that represent the University of Illinois at competitions around the Midwest. For example, section 5-101(A) provides that a place of public accommodation includes, but is not limited to, a restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving food or drink. Id. Located at the Darien Sportsplex in Darien IL, 451 Plainfield Rd., Darien, IL 60561. 747, 799 N.E.2d 465 (2003) (quoting Cut 'N Dried Salon v. Department of Human Rights, 306 Ill. App. A concussion cut Hewers career short forcing him to retire during the 2004/2005 season after 251 career professional games. Team Illinois AAA Hockey. The Registration "2021 Spring Registration" is not currently available. This section lists 13 categories. 2019) (noting that the First, Second, and Seventh Circuits hold that a public accommodation is not limited to physical structures, unlike the Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth circuits, which hold that a public accommodation must be, or have a connection to, a physical place). There, she asserted that defendants argument that Team Illinois is not a place of public accommodation was an attempt to misdirect the Court and turn [the] focus to the immaterial question of whether Team Illinois, the organization, is a place of public accommodation. (Emphasis in original.) His coaching career began with his first-born son. He has had many players graduate to the AAA, Junior, College and Professional ranks during his years of coaching. This is Jamies first year at Team Illinois. AAA hockey provides the best coaching, best competition, and overall best development model for high level youth players. He then coached multiple teams from U10 through U18 for Wilmette for the following 5 seasons, before moving on to the Chicago Jets to head coach their U14 girls and U10 NIHL teams. Illini Hockey Club Team. Wed like to welcome Blake Sorensen to the Team Illinois coaching staff. Id. Our Ambition. Plaintiff argues that the circuit court erred in concluding that Team Illinois is not subject to the Act. Coach Freeman also was the Head Coach of the Falcons Squirt, Midget Minor & Midget Major teams, the NIHL Gold team in 2016-17 and the Jr Falcons Mite AA team in 2015-16. 217, 223 (E.D. The email address cannot be subscribed. Coach Hewer has spent 13 seasons with us as a coach for various age levels. The teams are made up of skaters in Basic 6 through Freeskate levels. The same is true for a senior citizen center, homeless shelter, food bank, non-sectarian adoption agency, or other social service center establishment (id. In broad terms, defendants assert that plaintiff failed to state a valid cause of action under the Act because she conflates her exclusion from Team Illinois activities (like hockey practices and games) with exclusion from the place of Seven Bridges. Second, defendants argued that, even if there were an underlying violation of the Act, the complaint did not allege any conduct by AHAI that rose to the level of aiding and abetting. Girls U16 Like in Martin, even though earning a spot to play in competitive athletics for Team Illinois is distinctly more difficult and expensive than simply watching the team play, it nevertheless is a privilege that Team Illinois makes available to the public at Seven Bridges. Each level is designed as a birth year level only until players reach the age of 17. Michael grew up in the greater Chicagoland area and concluded his youth career playing for the Chicago Young Americans. The home rink for the redbirds is a combination of the conjoined Grossinger Motors Arena, and the Bloomington Ice Center. at 675-81, 121 S.Ct. 1970, art. Plaintiff's mother also informed Pedrie that plaintiff had the support of mental health providers and she expressed that hockey was an important and supportive aspect of plaintiff's life. In essence, the moving party states: So what? The past two seasons he was a Head Coach and Associate Coach for the Chicago Young Americans/Windy City Storm. He has coached at all age levels from ADM to Midget Major AAA. COACHING: . This issue has most recently surfaced in the context of evaluating whether websites are public accommodations under the ADA. By -Palatine, IL 12/14/2022, 10:45am CST. The traditional season runs from Sept 1 through March 15. McIlvaine v. City of St. Charles, 2015 IL App (2d) 141183, 14, 396 Ill.Dec. In 2020, Ben was selected to the USA Hockey summer coaching internship program for the girls U15 and U17 teams. Team Illinois PW AAA (1990) State Champions, National Runner-up, Style Big Hockey Club: 2012 top 3 in country, Northwest Chargers 2019-20 Coach of the Year PW1 2019-20 NIHL 2nd Place, New Trier East H.S. Share 1999). Jack was on some of the top teams to come through the TI program. TI will rely on the counsel and expertise Jim is able to provide. Place of public accommodation includes, but is not limited to: (1) an inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging, except for an establishment located within a building that contains not more than 5 units for rent or hire and that is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as the residence of such proprietor; (2) a restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving food or drink; (3) a motion picture house, theater, concert hall, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment; (4) an auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, or other place of public gathering; (5) a bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware store, shopping center, or other sales or rental establishment; (6) a laundromat, dry-cleaner, bank, barber shop, beauty shop, travel service, shoe repair service, funeral parlor, gas station, office of an accountant or lawyer, pharmacy, insurance office, professional office of a health care provider, hospital, or other service establishment; (7) public conveyances on air, water, or land; (8) a terminal, depot, or other station used for specified public transportation; (9) a museum, library, gallery, or other place of public display or collection; (10) a park, zoo, amusement park, or other place of recreation; (11) a non-sectarian nursery, day care center, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate school, or other place of education; (12) a senior citizen center, homeless shelter, food bank, non-sectarian adoption agency, or other social service center establishment; and. 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